suffered The Lord commending his spirit to God the father gaue vp the ghost vpon the crosse l In the 47. ver The Centurion of the Romane souldiers being moued with the wonders touched with the patiēce death of Christ doth witnes that he was a iust man m In the 48. 49. verses The Lord his acquaintaunce see all these thinges God his prouidence no doubt so ordering the matter that they might be seeing witnesses appointed for so great thinges n From the 50. ver vnto the 55. Lastly Ioseph a most famous Senatour of the citie commeth vnto Pilate and beggeth the body of the Lorde that he might burie it which when he had obtained and taken it downe from the tree hee laid it in the graue and buried it gloriously o In the 55. 56. verses Certaine women behelde and marked it that they might come the next day following to annoynt the body * The 24. cha p What followeth Iesus Christ our King Priest hauing purged sinne conquered hell and ouercome death restored to life foorth of the graue from the dead the third day riseth againe a conquerer and a triumphant Lorde And because the whole matter of our hope and life standeth in the liuely resurrection of our Lorde Iesus it is prooued by euident signes and arguments q From the first ver vnto 12. And first the resurrection of our Lord is declared by the very Angels of God to certaine deuout women which came to annoynt the body of our Lorde Iesus r In the 12 verse Foorthwith the same is made knowen to Peter by certaine signes ſ From the 13. ver vnto the 36 Afterwardes as two of the Disciples were going to Emaus the Lorde ioyneth him selfe vnto them in the fourme of a stranger and proueth vnto them most plainely as well foorth of the Scriptures as by the thing it selfe that he was risen againe from the dead t From the 36. ver vnto the 44 Lastly the Lord commeth in the middest of his Disciples and sheweth to the viewe of eye his true and liuely resurrection v In the 44.45 and 46. verses Moreouer hee confirmeth their mindes with the Scriptures x In the 47. 48. verses And that wee might all vnderstand that all Christe his things are ours he commaundeth his disciples to preach the Gospel to all nations y In the 49. verse for the accomplishing wherof he promiseth them the holy Ghost whom hee commaundeth them to looke for in the Citie of Hierusalem z In the 50. verse All the which things beeing done in deed he leadeth his disciples foorth to the mount of Oliues a In the 51. verse from thence he ascendeth straight into heauen b In the 52. 53. verses The disciples hauing worshipped him returne into the Citie looking for the holy Ghost Heere endeth the summe of the Gospell by Saint Luke ¶ The summe of the Gospell by Saint Iohn THey The 1. chap. The reason of the entrance into the Gospel by Iohn which will expound any thing by certaine reason and with great profite place before their exposition a proposition a marke or a Summe of the whole matter to bee expounded vnto the which the auditours bending the sharpenesse of wit and all their vnderstanding may knowe wherevnto all things tende which are spoken and what the vse of them is b What Iohn handeleth in his Gospell Iohn the Apostle therefore about to expounde the matters of Christ the Lorde that is to say his wordes and deedes and all the mysterie of our redemption placeth before his historical narration a proposition plentifully opened containing in effect these things c In the 1. and 2. verses The word of God that is to say the sonne of God Iesus Christ our Lorde of whom I minde to speake was with God from euerlasting and is very God d In the 3. ver by whom all thinges were made e In the 4.5.7 and 8. verses the same by his owne nature is the life the light f In the 9. ver And because wee by our humane nature and through the fault of sinne bee darkenesse the slaues of death the worde or sonne of God descended frō heauen came into the world was incarnat and made man that through his life and light the Iewes chiefly vnto whome the Messias was peculiarly promised might liue and bee illuminated g In the 10. 11. verses But because they cast him off not beeing willing to beleeue the life and light giuen them h In the 12.13 14. verses therefore he gaue power to all men which receiue Christe with a true faith of what nation sexe age or conditiō they be to become the sonnes of God that is to say heires of life and of all heauenly good things and the very fellow heires of Christ which is the truth the grace the redemption and the fulnesse or the consummation of all beleeuers in whom only the faithfull haue all thinges which do pertaine to godlinesse and life i The summe of the Gospell This is the summe of all the narration of the Gospell Namely that through faith in Christe our sinnes bee forgiuen and that euerlasting life is bestowed vpon vs. k In the 6. ver and from the 15 vnto the 19. Vnto this head Iohn coupleth the very body of the Euangelicall narration or historie beginning his historie at the preaching testimonie of Iohn the Baptist as also the other three Euangelistes did l From the 19. ver vnto the 35 And hee teacheth of what maner were his testimonies priuate publike and giuen to the verie messengers of Ierusalem all verely of one kinde namely such as taught that Iesus Christ is true God and man sente into the worlde for sinners to saue them which beleeue in him that therefore we must beleeue in Christ m In the 35.36 37. ver Therefore doth he also send his Disciples vnto him and consecrateth them to Christ the Lord shewing vndoubtedly by the very deede it selfe that all his doctrine tendeth here vnto that wee may beleeue Christ the onely Sauiour of all the world n Why the Euangelist briefly finisheth the history of the Baptist and speedily commeth to the history of Christe himselfe And because the Baptist preached Christ only in him only sheweth all the points of godlinesse life passing ouer the matters of the Baptist Iohn the Euangeliste maketh hast to describe the very matters of Christ o The 38.39 and 40 verses and declareth first how he receiued them which by the prouocation of Iohn the Baptist folowed him p In the 41. ver also what the studies and workes of the faithfull be namely to bring very many vnto Christ q From the 42. vers vnto the 51. There is briefly handeled the calling of certaine of the disciples in whose examples we may
ver vnto the 43 Verily the Samaritanes receiue the Lord. d In the 43 44 45. verses But the Iewes especially the citizēs of the towne of Nazareth do despise cast him off d From the 46 ver vnto the end of the chapter Wherwith the Lord is so little offended that he is nothing at all lesse bountifull vnto the euill deseruing Iewes For going to Cana a citie of Galilee he restoreth to health the seruant of a certayne ruler beeing at the very poynt of death prouing by that woorthie deede that hee can saue their life whiche put their trust in him beeyng the authour of life and of all goodnesse e What went before The notable instructions and disputations of Christ the Lord in true Christian religion hitherto had with Nicodemus and the woman of Samaria were as it were priuate f What followeth In the two next chapters follow publike benefites of the same Christ our Lorde which minister occasion of publike disputations verye notable the which disputations doe handle the same that is to say the greatest pointes of our faith * The 5. cha g From the 1 ver vnto the 10 The one benefite he doeth to a man beyng pitifully afflicted many yeres with a most greeuous disease whō he healeth most louingly h From the 10 ver vnto the 17 But because he had done this vpon the Sabboth day the Pharisees sclaunder the benefite and accuse the benefactor of breaking the sabboth i In the 17. ver The Lorde defending his owne cause sheweth as it were by the example of his father the eternal God that he brake not the Sabboth k In the 18. ver Forth of the which answere they pike a new matter of accusatiō laying vnto the Lorde his charge the crime of treason against God and of blasphemie against God l From the 19. ver vnto the 40 Whervpon he prooueth by many and the same most liuely and most euident arguments that God is his father and that he is the sonne of God by nature and equall with the father in all things being the true the liuing and eternall God m From the 40. verse vnto the 44. Notwithstanding in the end of his demonstration he falleth to chide or to expostulate the matter with the Iewes n In the 44 verse and he openeth the causes of mans infidelitie and treacherie namely the desire of glorie of riches and of pleasure o In the 45 46 47 ver ioyning hereunto fearefull threatninges that God the reuenger will once vndoubtedly most sharpely punishe them * The 6. chap. p From the 1. ver vnto the 14 The other benefite is most publike For hee maketh a marueilous and a verie kinglike feast vnto certayne thousandes of men in the wildernesse declaring thereby most manifestly that he is that sonne to be honoured of the blessed GOD by whose vertue and prouidence all liuing thinges are fedde and nourished q In the 14. verse Nowe the people not vnderstanding the iust ende of so great a benefite according to their grossenesse are willing to create the Lorde the king of Israel r In the 15. ver But the Lorde whiche was not come to raigne in humilitie vppon the earth or in the countreye of the Iewes onelie or to receiue a kingdome of men but to bee a king crowned by GOD the Father him selfe glorious heauenlye in heauen and in all the earth together and of all creatures visible and inuisible departeth and hideth him selfe in a mountayne alone ſ In the 16 17 and 18. ver The disciples not knowing where the Lorde laye hidde or whether hee was fledde goe by shippe to Capernaum t In the 19. ver Whom the Lorde following walked vppon the waues of the Sea as vppon the mayne lande v In the 20 21. ver and holpe them being in perill in the lake x The vse of the myracle setting foorth vnto them by this proofe his diuine power y In the 22 23 24. ver The nexte day the common people followe him also in shippes z In the 25. verse ministring occasion vnto him by their woordes to reason openlie in the schoole of Capernaum touching the abridgement and summe of our religion a From the 26 ver vnto the 30 namelie that hee is the true sonne of GOD sent downe from heauen from the father to giue life vnto al mankinde and to conserue them in life in that hee was incarnate for vs in that hee offered his fleshe and his blood vnto the death for vs that euery one whiche beleeueth in him maye haue life euerlasting b From the 30 ver vnto the 34 And hee proposeth this chiefe mysterye of our faith by the continuall similitude of bread or meate and of drinke of eating and also of drinking beeyng hidde in an allegorie that both spirituall thinges might more rightlye bee conceiued by the similitude of bodily thinges and also that they might the more firmely sticke in the mindes of men c In the 34 verse But when as the Capernaites vnderstood these thinges the wrong way and grossely d From the 35. ver vnto the 66. the Lorde expoundeth him selfe moste clearely declaring plainly what hee meant by that kynde of speache e In the 66. verse And when as not a fewe forsooke him f In the 67. verse hee asketh those his disciples whom hee had called to the office of Apostleshippe whether they also purposed to forsake him g From the 68 ver vnto the end of the chapter But blessed Peter in the behalfe of all the Apostles made a right confession in all poyntes and comprehending all the summe of a true fayth leauing it to the Churche that shee also in all troubles and heresies maye so goe on to confesse Christ h A briefe rehearsall of the summe of the 2. last chap. Thou hast therefore in these two last chapters two miracles the thirde and fourth whiche Iesus did and whiche Iohn hath described also two chiefe poyntes of our faith moste copiously and learnedly handeled both that Iesus is true GOD of one substaunce with the Father and also that the same Iesus is true man the foode of the soule and the conseruation and life of euerye parte of euerie man whiche trusteth in him with a true faith i What went before Iohn hath hitherto plainely sette foorth the abridgement summe and scope of all the doctrine of the Gospell k What followeth and nowe doeth hee ioyne heereunto certayne peculiar poyntes touching the doctrine and doctors of the Gospell * The 7. chap. l From the 1. ver vnto the 14 What their duetie is m In the 14 15 16. vers what their doctrine ought to bee n In the 17 and 18. ver how doctrines may bee prooued and knowen whether they bee of GOD o From the 19 ver
tongue which hee vseth foorthwith in setting foorth the prayses of God v From the 67. ver vnto the 76 For hee also singeth a song of praises wherein he prayseth the truth of God in his promises his goodnes iustice in his deedes x In the 76. 77. verses Thē he prophesieth certaine thinges of the office of his sonne y From the 78. ver vnto the end of the chapter and of the benefites to be bestowed vpon the world through Christ * The 2. chap. z The argumēt of the chapter Which things being finished Luke breaketh of the historie concerning Iohn maketh hast to describe the natiuitie of Christ a In the 1.2 3. verses Therefore he sheweth the time b In the 4. 5. verses and describeth the place of the natiuitie of the Lord c In the 6. 7 verses and the maner therof d From the 8. ver vnto 13. And the angell appeareth againe publisheth the birth of the Messias to the shepherds and expoundeth vnto them the fruite of his natiuitie e In the 13. 14. verses In the which place all the heauenly host flocketh together with merueylous thankefull reioycing singing a birth songue to their newe borne King f In the 15. verse And the shepheardes seeke the childe which was borne with great diligence as they were commaunded g In the 16. ver they finde him h Frō the 17. verse vnto the 21. they wonder and publish to all men the greate workes of God i In the 21. ver Nowe the childe is circumcised the eight day and is named IESVS k In the 22.23 and 24. verses Then he is presented also vnto the Lord in the temple of Hierusalē after the maner of the first begotten sonnes l From the 25. ver vnto the 34 Whereby God his ordinance Simeon the iust commeth in which receiueth the little childe into his armes reioyseth in reioysing sheweth howe great things the Father hath giuen vs in his sonne m In the 34 35 verses therewithal he prophesieth of his crosse the many should stumble at him through vnbeliefe n From the 36 ver vnto the 40 And there is also Anne a widowe of most commendable life which also herselfe giueth thankes to God and prayseth the great benefite of the father in the sonne giuen vnto vs. o From the 40. ver vnto the 51 Afterwards Luke toucheth in fewe wordes the childhood grouth and youth of Christe the Lorde For he declareth howe hee beeing twelue yeres of age beeing sought by his parentes sorowfully was founde in the Temple among the Doctors disputing so of the chiefest pointes of religion that all wondered at it p In the 51 52 verses Whereunto hee addeth that leauing the disputation he was obediēt vnto his parents leauing it as it were to be esteemed by these most assured tokens of what sort al his groweing and young age was And thus hath Luke comprehended in a merueilous brief summe whatsoeuer seemeth to be profitable and necessarie to bee knowen and to be beleeued touching the Parentage of Christ his childhood his grouth youth q What went before In the two chapters before going there is an entrance made into the matter handeled in this Gospell r What followeth But nowe Luke setteth foorth the beginning of the Gospel the wonderfull progresse and successe thereof * The 3. cha ſ In the first 2 verses shewing at what time t In the 2. 3 verses in what place v In the 2. and 3 verses by whome and howe both Christ himselfe and his Gospel was preached openly namely by Iohn Baptist x In the 3 verse also which baptized and taught in a great assembly of men y From the 4. verse vnto the 10. And hee giueth foorth certaine tastes of the preaching of S. Iohn what he taught al men generally z Frō the 10. verse vnto the 15. what certain mē particularly a From the 15. ver vnto the 19 to be brief what he taught what things he witnessed of b In the 19 20 verses Lastly he noteth that for the preaching of the truth he was cast into prisō by king Herod c Wherof he speaketh next Which thinges being in deede briefly knit together yet in such sort as might be sufficient for the godly Reader hee passeth ouer to the description of the affayres of the Sauiour himselfe our Lorde Iesus Christe whose forerunner Iohn was d In the 21. and 22. verses and foorthwith in the beginning hee teacheth who hee was and howe great thinges wee haue from him he was anointed and authorised by the father the King and Priest of the people of god namely in that he was anoynted with the holy Ghoste that hee is the sonne of of God and of man e From the 23. ver vnto the end of the chapter for the which cause hee draweth foorth along his genealogie or pedegrue euen vnto Adam * The 4. cha f From the first ver vnto the 14 Moreouer our Lorde being authorised in his function and kingdome and Priesthood according to his office beginneth nowe to work our saluation and first setting vpon Satan hee ouercommeth him in an harde conflict at the last putteth him to flight g In the 14. 15. verses And being a conquerour hee commeth foorth and publisheth the Gospell of the kingdome and of deliuerance throughout all Galilee h From the 16 ver vnto the 22. Hee hath left described an excellent tast of his preaching namely his sermō made in the city Nazareth i Frō the 22. ver vnto the 31 But whē as his wholesome doctrine was not so receiued of the Citizens of Nazareth as had becomed them leauing them k In the 31. 32 verses hee went to the famous citie Capernaum where hee teacheth againe l The vse of myracles And he ioyneth certaine wonderfull deedes to his doctrine whereby he approued that which hee taught namely that he is the Sauiour of the world m From the 33 ver vnto the 38 Therefore hee deliuereth a man possessed with a Diuell by casting out the deuil n In the 38. 39. verses hee restoreth to health Peter his wiues mother which was sick of a feuer o In the 40. 41 verses and to be briefe he cureth all kinde of diseases p In the 42.43 44. ver But the meane while he preacheth the gospel diligently * The 5. cha q From the first ver vnto the 12 the which because his will is that it should be preached cōtinually in the Church he chooseth to himself certaine witnesses whō he draweth vnto him by working of a myracle r From the 12 ver vnto the 17 Hee declareth againe by his workes that he is the Sauiour of the worlde
For he cleanseth a Leper ſ From the 17. verse vnto the 27. He healeth a man sick of a palsie in whom also he declareth that he forgiueth sinnes to mē t From the 27 vers vnto the 33 And therfore he calleth iustifieth a notable Publicane Leui and defendeth him iustified and himselfe also from the malicious detractions of his enemies v In the 33.34 35. verses Where hee ioyneth aptly certaine disputations of fasting and prayers x Frō the 36. verse vnto the end of the chap. of fit and vnfit hearers of the Gospell * The 6 chap. z From the first ver vnto the 12. of the Sabboth and of holy dayes whereby hee reproueth errours and abuses and restoring the true doctrine maintaineth the same y Why the Apostles were called Hytherto our Lorde Redeemer Christe was made knowen vnto his Disciples called for this purpose peculiarlie that they might be instructed and made the masters and teachers of all the nations in the earth z From the 12 ver vnto the 17. vnto them hee adioyneth now certaine other also all the which he consecrating commaundeth to bee Apostles that is to say Legates or Ambassadours whome at the last hee might sende into the worlde a In the 17.18 19. verses But before he sendeth them foorth he instructeth them more fully and more familiarly For hee declareth againe to them who he is what he is able to doe marking foorth moreouer what kinde of doctrine they shoulde followe For in his deedes hee sheweth diuine vertue b From the 20 verse vnto the 24. and in his woordes hee teacheth which is the true doctrine which is the true felicitie c In the 24.25 26. verses which is infelicitie d From the 27. verse vnto the 39. which are the duties of godlinesse of the faithfull and that the Lorde doth exact most perfect iustice of his seruantes For Luke setteth downe the whole Sermon of the Lorde made in the great assembly of men and in the middest of his Disciples e From the 39. vers vnto the 46. In the which Sermon among other things the Lorde warneth vs diligently that we beware of false teachers of whom hee reasoneth not vndiligently f From the 46. vers vnto the end of the chap. adding in the end of the Sermon that it is not enough to heare the worde of God except wee doe expresse in godly deedes that which wee haue learned in the woorde * The 7. chap. g The vse of myracles Vnto this Sermon of the Lorde Luke ioyneth againe deedes whereby the Lorde sheweth his sauing vertue h From the 1. ver vnto the 11 For hee restoreth the Centurion his Seruant i From the 11. ver vnto the 18 Then hee rayseth vp from the dead the sonne of a certaine widowe of Nain shewing thereby that hee is the Lord of life death k In the 18.19 and 20. verses And the Disciples of Iohn are there propose a question to the Lorde l In the 21.22 23. verses by occasion whereof hee declareth him selfe to bee that looked fo Messias m From the 24 ver vnto the 29 And then he extolleth Iohn with most ample prayses that hee might moue the more to beleeue his witnes which cōstantly witnessed that Iesus was Christe n From the 29 verse vnto the 36. Lastly hee most sharply reprooueth the want of beliefe of the Pharisees whereby he sheweth that it came to passe that they perished through their owne vice and fault o From the 36 verse vnto the ende of the chapter Forthwith he addeth an example wherby it may euidētly appeare how the Pharisees trusting too much in thē selues refuse Christ howe sinners beleeuing receiue him there is brought in a sinfull womā vnto whō her sinnes be freely forgiuē the Pharisees speaking much against it * The 8. chap. p Frō the 1. ver vnto the 22. These thinges being in this maner sette foorth Luke bringeth in againe the Lorde teaching and the people flocking to him in very great companies whereby they giue him occasiō to teach by a similitude what the nature of the word of God is what diuersitie there is of hearers and that hee doth not approue all hearers but thē only which bring forth fruite q From the 22 verse vnto the 26 After these thinges is placed the description of a tempest and howe a calme was restored by the Lorde to the disciples which were merueilously troubled who here also as well as other where often doeth declare that he hath power ouer tempests r From the 26. ver vnto the 41. and that he is the conquerour of Satan For with no weapons but with his word only he casteth out and putteth to flight all the legion of Deuils ſ From the 41. ver vnto the 49 Moreouer hee healeth a certaine woman beeing troubled with an issue of blood whiche coulde not bee cured t From the 49. ver vnto the end of the chapter and rayseth from the dead Iairus his daughter In all these things hee instructeth in true faith and godlines the mindes of the faithfull and chiefly of his disciples * The 9. chap. v In the 1. 2 verses whom being nowe a good while instructed hee sendeth forth at the last to the office of preaching x From the 3. ver vnto the 10. giuing them certaine peculier preceptes whiche prescribed vnto them howe they shoulde behaue them selues y In the 10. ver And the Lorde very frendly receiueth them returning and hauing dispatched their businesse happely z In the 11. ver instructing them nowe more fully that he might prepare thē for greater matters and confirme them in the trueth a From the 12 ver vnto the 18. Hee maketh the people a feast b In the 18. and 19. verses He asketh whome the people say that he is c In the 20. verse and what the disciples thinke of him d In the 20 ver also and in the 21 and 22. verses where the confession of a true faith is set foorth e From the 23 ver vnto the 28 In the same place he teacheth the denying of ones selfe f From the 28 ver vnto the 37 and is transformed in the sight of the chosen disciples g From the 37 ver vnto the 44 And he ouercometh and putteth to flight againe the Deuill rebelling and most fiercely raging h In the 44 45. verses Hee intreateth of his passion and death i In the 46 47. 48 ver And forthwith hee teacheth most diligently his disciples humilitie modestie he plucketh vp by the roote ambition and pride k In the 49. and 50 verses where he teacheth also that no man is to be contemned or reiected whiche by any maner of meanes seteth forward the glorie of Christ And
foresheweth most plainely and declareth the cause of the calamities n From the 45 ver vnto the end of the chapter And because it is the duetie of a king to restore decaies and to reforme corruptions beyng entred into the Temple hee casteth out the buyers and sellers and hee him selfe preacheth dayly in the Temple * The 20 chap o From the 1. ver vnto the 9. Being asked of the Priestes by whome hee was authorised a King and a Priest hee sheweth that hee hath all his authoritie from God foorth of heauen p From the 9. verse vnto the 19 Moreouer hee rebuketh most grauely the rebellions by bringing in the parable of the vineyarde and of the husbandemen shadowing foorth the meane while the destruction whiche hanged ouer them for their rebellion q Where of he speaketh in the rest of the chap. To bee breefe forsomuch as it belongeth to the Priest his office to teache the people of GOD and to confute the gayne-sayers Luke placeth after these thinges certayne disputations and familiar speaches of the Lorde had with his aduersaries r Frō the 19. ver vnto the 27 And first hee teacheth what wee owe to God and what to the Magistrate ſ From the 27 verse vnto the 41. Then he reasoneth of the hope of the Saintes and what maner of life is in the worlde to come t From the 41 ver vnto the 45 Thirdly hee sheweth what onely is to bee looked for in all the Scriptures namely Christ true GOD and man the sauiour of the world v From the 45 ver vnto the end of the chapter Which thinges being finished the Lorde paynteth foorth in discharge of his priestly office counterfayte priestes of whose corruption hee diligently admonisheth his disciples to beware and to auoyde * The 21. cha x From the first ver vnto the 5. Afterwarde he alloweth the widowes gift cast into the treasurie in the temple y From the 5. ver vnto the 25 Where he taketh occasion to intreate most plentifully of the destruction of the citie nation of the Iewes z From the 25. ver vnto the 34 From that destruction he commeth to the destruction also of all the world and to the ende of the worlde and to be briefe defineth pointeth forth the signes going next before the last day a From the 34. verse vnto the ende of the chapter Where he exhorteth most diligētly the faithful to watchfulnes sobernes least they be ouerthowē of a sodaine with the vnfaythfull perish * The 22. chap b What went before what foloweth The Lorde hath hetherto fulfilled all the priestlike functions euen vnto the killing and offering vp of the sacrifice therefore the expiatorie and purging sacrifice only remained to be accomplished wherefore Luke will describe by those thinges which followe the passion and death of the Lorde which is the onely and wholesome oblation once offred for the sinnes of al the worlde c In the 1. ver And first he noteth the time d From the 2 ver vnto the 7 then he sheweth the causes of his death e From the 7. ver vnto the 17 herevpon he toucheth how he celebrated the passeouer f From the 17 vnto the 21. after which he placeth the worthie institution of his mysticall supper g In the 21.22 23 ver He addeth what the Lorde spake of him that betrayed him h From the 23 ver vnto the 31 how he quieted the contentiō of the disciples raysed touching this which of them seemed greatest in the kingdom of God i From the 31 ver vnto the 35 He foresheweth the earnest purpose of the diuell against all the disciples namely against Peter the denier k From the 35 verse vnto the 39 Forthwith he cōmandeth them to prouide them swords l In the 39. and 41. ver taking his disciples vnto him he goeth out with his chosen vnto the mount of Oliues m In the 41. and 42 verses Here he prayeth vnto the father most feruently n From the 43 ver vnto the 47 There he is tormēted with an agonie which wringeth frō him a bloody sweat He receiueth cōfort of an angell o In the 47. and 48 verses After this he is takē bounden by the priests seruants p In the 49. and 50 verses which when Peter would haue withstood he cut off the priest his seruant his eare q In the 51. verse but the Lord healeth him being wounded r In the 52 and 53. verses and most sharply rebuketh them which tooke him s In the 54 ver Moreouer being taken he is led into the citie brought before the high priest t From the 55. ver vnto 63 Then did Peter shamefully deny the Lord that not once v In the 63.64 65 ver The seruants of the high priests of wickednes mocke the Lord almost all the night long abuse him most vnworthily x From the 66. ver vnto the end of the chapter Earely in the morning he is condemned by the senate of the priests of the chiefe of Hierusalem * The 23 cha y In the 1. ver Being cōdemned he is deliuered to Pilate z From the 2. ver vnto the 6. certayne pointes of accusatiō being proposed forthwith against him a In the 6. 7. verses Pilate willing to gratifie Herode sendeth the Lorde away vnto him b From the 8. ver vnto the 13 But he sendeth him back being notably mocked and clothed with a white garment to Pilate c Frō the 13. ver vnto the 26 He after much reasoning had with the Iewes after that he had loosed Barrabbas deliuered Iesus to the ministers of wickednes do be crucified d In the 26. ver Therefore is he led away forthwith being innocent bearing his crosse behinde him one Simon following him and staying vp the same crosse e In the 27. verse Certaine godly women lament his most bitter case f From the 28. ver vnto the 32 But the Lorde this occasion beyng offered commaundeth them to lament their owne calamitie whiche hee foresheweth shall come vpon the citie and people g In the 32. 33. verses The meane while hee commeth into the place of execution where hee being crucified is lift vp in the middest betweene two theeues h From the 34 ver vnto the 40 There hee first prayeth and then suffering many reproches hee deareth all thinges paciently i From the 40 ver vnto the 44 Among other things he receiueth one of the theeues whiche made supplication vnto him into the felowship and partaking of eternal life declaring by that exāple how great the force of the sacrifice once offered is k In the 44.45 46 verses After this certaine wonders followed testifiyng that the Sonne of God
10. cha c From the 1. verse vnto the 19. After these thinges hee accuseth greatlie the blynde and vnfaithfull shepheardes of the people of the Iewes and with all hee sheweth that hee is that true shephearde whiche quickeneth his sheepe with his death redeemeth them by his power and care from all euilles and refresheth them with wholesome foode And in these thinges he setteth foorth the example of the best shephearde for all faithfull shepheardes instructing them what becommeth them and what their duetie is but chiefly hee inculcateth that whiche hee vseth to vrge euerye where that hee is the Sauiour of the worlde whiche giueth life to the faithfull through his death d In the 19 20 21. ver But there riseth a newe businesse and a newe dissention about this doctrine some wilfully cauellyng at the proposed truth and other no whitte the lesse mayntayning and defending the same e In the 22 23 24 ver In the feast of the dedication the aduersaries propose a question to the Lorde whereby they might take a newe occasion to cauill They demaunde whether hee bee Christe that blessed sonne of almightie GOD that is to say the Messias and if hee bee that hee woulde confesse it openlye plainely and manifestly f From the 25 ver vnto the 31 Therefore the Lorde Iesus professeth and not onelye professeth but also prooueth that hee is Christe the blessed the sonne of the blessed God g In the 31 ver By the whiche profession they beeyng rather prouoked then instructed are willing to stone Iesus as a blasphemer h From the 32 ver vnto the 39 But hee reasoning friendly with them sheweth that hee is the sonne of GOD in deede and that hee sinned not at all against the maiestie of his father i In the 39 40. vers But because no reasons can preuayle with the grosse inflexible and blinde aduersaries leauing them agayne and passing ouer Iordane he returned vnto that place where Iohn first beganne to baptise k In the 41 ver There he found not a few obedient sheep l In the last ver For manie beleeued on Iesus there m What wēt before what followeth Hetherto wee haue hearde greate and diuine thinges and yet there follow after a sorte greater and more diuine thinges * The 11. cha n From the 1. ver vnto the 46 and before all the rest the raysing agayne by Christe of Lazarus hauing layne nowe foure dayes in the graue and stinking o Why Christ wrought this myracle The last day of Christe the Lorde approched wherein he offered him selfe for the saluation of men to GOD the father to bee an odour of a good smelling sauour And the nearer hee drewe vnto his death the more plainelye doeth the force and fruite of the Lorde his death shewe it selfe p What we may learne by this myracle Certaynelie the Lorde sheweth moste manifestlie by this his sixte last signe or miracle that hee is the life of all the worlde who although hee dyed vppon the crosse yet can hee saue the soules of the faithfull in death and rayse vp the dead And because this thing is harde to bee beleued of fleshe and mans reason this historie is handeled both plentifully and exactly yea and euidently so that thou maiest thinke that thou beholdest all thinges with viewe of eye In the meane season in Martha and Marye wee are taught what manner of faith ours ought to bee And the myndes of the Godlye are confirmed through all the historye agaynst the feare of death the offence of the Crosse is mittigated and vtterlie taken awaye q From the 46 ver vnto the end of the chapter and the cause of the hatred and enuie of the Priestes or Senatours of the people of Israel is declared wherewith they beeing blinded consulte to kill Christe That consultation is touched in fewe but yet in euident words * The 12. cha r In the 1 2 3 and 4. ver Now heereunto pertaineth the feast solemnised in Bethanie s From the 5. ver vnto the 12 in the description whereof the cause is shewed whereby Iudas being moued purposed to sell and betray Iesus to the Priestes t The Euangelists purpose in the rest which followeth In those things whiche followe Iohn handeleth those matters whereby the glory and vertue of Christe appeared shone oftentimes most cleerely to the people of Israel v From the 12. ver vnto the 19 first where as he entred into the citie with regal pompe hee declareth that he is the king the deliuerer of the people of God whome the Prophetes foreshewed to come x In the 19. ver This greeued the Pharisees who beeing ouerwhelmed with the greatnesse power and euidencie of Christ his doings are cōstrained to despaire of their owne matters y In the 20 21 22. ver Hereunto this also is added that the Greekes or Gentiles came to Ierusalem from coūtries very farre distant to see and salute Iesus z From the 23. ver vnto the 27 Whereby the Lord taketh occasiō to speake of his death of the fruite thereof and of the great and farre exceeding glory following his death immediately a In the 27 and 28 ver Also he prayeth that the father would set foorth his glory b In the 28 and 29 ver An oracle is giuen from heauen answering to the prayers of the Lorde c From the 30 ver vnto the 34. Therevpon the Lorde teacheth agayne most cleerely what fruite shall come vnto the faithfull through his death d In the 34 verse Nowe when the people here upon moued a question touching the eternitie of the Messias e In the 35 and 36. ver Hee exhorteth them to faith f In the 37. verse The Iewes notwithstanding continue in their vnbeliefe g From the 38. ver vnto the 44. the which thing Iohn proueth that Esaias foreshewed h Frō the 44. verse vnto the end of the chap. But to confirme the weake in faith the Lord maketh a most vehement Sermon wherein hee gathereth a briefe rehearsall of his doctrine hytherto publikely proposed i What went before S. Iohn hitherto hath set foorth those things which the Lorde spake and did priuately and publikely before his Passion among those which were familiar with him and in the presence of all the common people as well by disputing as by preaching both maintaining and deliuering to the Church the most full and perfect doctrine of the Gospell k What followeth but in those thinges which followe hee describeth certaine secrete and mysticall as well sayings as doings of the Lorde which hee spake and did in that his last and mysticall Supper before his Disciples Heere all thinges burne and glitter with a certaine diuine brightnesse For heere all the mysteries of our faith and of the kingdome of God are proposed and opened and
and water guisheth out of it n In the 35 36 37 ver Iohn which sawe it doth holily witnesse the truth o From the 38 ver vnto the end of the chap. And lastly come godly deuout men whiche take downe the dead bodie of the Lorde from the crosse and spice it most honestly and burie it p What followeth Iohn in this last part of his Gospell rekoneth vp with great trust and diligence the most manifest testimonies and proofes of the glorious resurrection from the dead of our Lord Iesus Christ whereby he sheweth fully and plainely that hee rose againe frō the dead truely with his true liuely body He was not very carefull touching the maner of the resurrection concerning the natural order of the reuelations For he sawe that the other Euangelists had plentifully handled plainely enough set the forth therfore he setteth forth the most chosen proofes * The 20. cha q In the 1 ver and from the 11. vnto the 18 And in the beginning he sheweth howe hee shewed him self aliue to Marie Magdalen For Marke also saith r Marke chap. 16 ver 9. When Iesus was risen early the first day after the Sabboth he appeared first to Marie Magdalen out of whō he had cast seuen deuils s In the 2 and 18 verse Nowe shee declareth to the apostles forthwith what she had seene t From the 3 ver vnto the 11 two of the whiche running to the sepulchre finde by certaine signes tokens that shee had reported no vaine matter v In the 19 and 20. verses Now the Lord himselfe being willing to shewe manifestly his manifest resurrection to the ten disciples gathered together commeth into the middest of them sheweth them openly his hands and side marked with the prints of the wounds prouing so the trueth of his true resurrectiō x In the 21 22. 23 ver Forthwith he committeth and inioyneth the apostles the ministerie of preaching saluation redemption putting thē in trust with the kayes of the kingdome of heauē y In the 24. ver Whē these thinges were in doing the rest of the disciples being assēbled in one place Thomas onely was away z In the 25 ver vnto whom returning shortly afterwardes the disciples reioycing greatly report that they had seene the Lord. He suspecting that they had bin deluded by some phantasme denieth that hee will beleeue except he beholde the body of Iesus openly with his owne eyes yea and handeling it with his handes touche the truth of his body a In the 26. and 27. verses Therefore after eight dayes when as all the eleuen disciples were come togither againe into one place the Lord Iesus is present againe and offereth himselfe most manifestly to Thomas both to be beholden of his eyes to be handled of his hands b From the 28. verse vnto the end of the chap. who being ouercome with the euidencie truth of the matter crieth out that hee doth nowe acknowledge and worship Christ for his Lord God c Where these things were done And these things were done in the very citie of Hierusalem and about the verye graue of the Lord the which although they might suffice fully to confirme the faith of the resurrection * The 21. chap d From the 1 ver vnto the 15 yet doeth Iohn adde a certaine notable proofe whereby he declared in Galilee that he was risen from the dead by dyning also with his disciples For the Lord had promised as well by his priuate promise as by the promises of Angels that it shoulde come to passe that they shoulde see him in Galilee e In the 15 16 and 17 ver And vnto this reuelatiō Iohn ioyneth the talke which the Lord had with Simō Peter immediatly after dinner whō he restored to his ministerie f In the 18 19 verses foretelling him his sorowfull destenie g Frō the 20 ver vnto the 24 Peter merueiling what should become of Iohn heareth that euery one ought to looke vnto his own calling h In the 24 last verse of the chapter Lastly Iohn making a protestation that he hath described the matters of our lord Iesus very faithfully shutteth vp the historie of the truth of the Gospell Here endeth the summe of the Gospell by Saint Iohn FINIS